CLOSED!POISONED MONSTERS REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY!

 Remember how I told you all that I had some ultra-rad reviews and giveaways coming up. and how some of them would be from some awesome DIY friends that many of you had not heard of? Well, here is our first one, and MAN is this one cool!

I met Kim ages ago (what has it been, almost 4 years or so....) on a craft board. Then she jumped into Crafting Under The Influence with me when I concocted that Titanic of a board, and she found her resting place as a moderator at one of my favorite crafty haunts, DIYScene! Through all of this, we both opened our Etsy shops, and we both were fledglings at this whole new and exciting DIY business stuff.

And MAN has she done an awesome job! In her earlier days, she was creating some rockin' baby blankets and accessories (Gory has a TON!) and now she is creating some of the most spectacular rockabilly clothing on the internet! Her style is really unique, and she is an awesome seamstress, with fantastic skills, and a flair for really spectacular design.

But this review is not about her amazing clothing, or baby blankets. Nope. Not at all. It is about Kim's MONSTERS! Sock monsters to be exact. I currently own 4 of them, and want more. I actually want a whole damn sock monster army. Cause I am convinced they will help me take over the world. Or at least we would have fun trying! ;) She has been selling these little guys in her Etsy shop for a few years now, and they became so popular, they now have their OWN Etsy shop! So of course, as soon as I found out, there was no question in my mind that I was going to tell you all about it!

Now, be forewarned, these little buggers can be quite mischievous. They can be downright ROTTEN! They steal your beer, unwind your thread bobbins, chase your cat, get into your fabric stash, and are BAD boys. Cindy of AngryGirl Gear came home one night to this:

Well, Cindy's monster may hit the juice a little hard, but we love our sock monsters over here!  So much in fact, that I even bought a ton of them for my wedding last May and gave them as gifts to my bridal party!

And Gory loves them, too! They are the perfect size for his little hands, and they are WAY lightweight, so it is easy for him to swing around.  I would be hard pressed to say there is not a day that goes by that those sock monsters are not playing with little man! If you let Kim know, she will even replace their button eyes for soft baby-safe eyes! We have buttons for our eyes, but that is cause Gory is never unsupervised with his monsters (you never know WHAT wild rumpus would start!!!!)

We play hide-and seek with them:

We read to them:

We even  smack their bottoms when they get out of line! :

So we begged Kim to let us tell you all about the sock monsters, and she did one better then that!  She is giving away an awesome sock monster to one lucky reader!  This would make a perfect stocking stuffer, or gift for anyone, small or big! 
This is the sock monster that is waiting for his new home, will he be travelling to your doorstep?

Here is how you can win, the first entry is mandatory.  Head on over to Poisoned Monsters, and let us know what you love MOST about Kim's amazing creations!  Hop back over here, and leave a comment, with your e-mail address.  Easy as that!

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Awesome @poisondcreation sock monster giveaway @brookevangory PERFECT gift or stocking stuffer! http://bit.ly/3IsNDd #giveaway #diy #etsy

The contest will end on November 12 at 8pm.  Winner will be notified by e-mail, and will have 24 hours to respond, or a new winner will be chosen.  Winner will be picked randomly by random.org

Good luck!